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Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti

Unknown , 1795

Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti, by Unknown, unspecified, 1795
Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti, by Unknown, unspecified, 1795

Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti is an unspecified painting by the Mughal Painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1795 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Overview

This lyrical series depicts scenes from the extended romantic poem of the 1100s, based on an episode from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata .

In the central pavilion, King Bhima, father of the beautiful Damayanti, receives favorable signs from his astrologers for the marriage of his daughter to her beloved, Nala. In the upper left corner, King Bhima tells the good news to his daughter, while messengers inform Nala in the upper right. Musicians and dancers already begin to celebrate. This lyrical series depicts scenes from the extended romantic poem of the 1100s, based on an episode from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata .

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This drawing is part of a series of forty-eight, most of which are held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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